Keep one's bed Meaning: Stay in bed because of sickness or other cause.
If you keep your bed, you keep lying on bed because you are sick. Example: Is Nancy sick? Yes, very. She keeps her bed all day. Kick the bucket Meaning: Die If you say someone kicked the bucket, you mean someone died. This is an informal expression. (a kind of slang) Example: That old guy finally kicked the bucket last week. When I kick the bucket, bury me on top of that mountain. The last/final straw Meaning: The last in a series of unpleasant or undesirable events that makes you unable to accept a situation any longer. If an event that follows a series of bad events or experience makes you feel you cannot tolerate a situation any more and finally decide to leave it or do something to change it, you call the event the last or final straw. People also call it the last/final straw that broke the camel's back. Example: The low salary and the demanding boss were bad enough, but the rude co-worker was the last straw. (Then I decided to quit the job.) I bought a car three months ago, but I had a brake and transmission problems. Last week's engine trouble was the final straw. (I decided to sell it or junk it.) Be like taking candy from a baby Meaning: To be very easy to do. If something is like taking candy from a baby, it is very easy to do. Example: A: It was a very impressive video presentation. I imagine it was very difficult to make such a complex work. B: No, it was very easy with this software -- like taking candy from a baby. It took me only an hour to make it. DISCLAIMER: Notice : This e-mail and any attachments may contain information which is confidential to the addressee and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you may not copy, forward, disclose or otherwise use it in any way whatsoever. If you have received this e-mail by mistake, please e-mail the sender by replying to this message, and deleting the original and any printout thereof. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BETTER PERSONALITY GROUP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/better_personality?hl=en.
